Gandhara in the Internatia Song Contest 43

Internatia Song Contest 43
Country	Gandhara
National selection
Selection process	Nights of Gandhara
Selection date(s)	20 December 2015
Selected entrant	Funda Arar
Selected song	"Yoksun"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (1st, 94 points)
Final result	25th, 82 points
Gandhara in the Internatia Song Contest
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Gandhara participated in the Internatia Song Contest 43 in Ankhesenamun, Noxus. Their entry was selected through the national final Nights of Gandhara, organised by the Gandhari broadcaster Radio and Television of Gandhara (RTG).

Funda Arar won the national final and represented Gandhara with the Turkish language song "Yoksun". At the Internatia Song Contest, "Yoksun" finished 25th in the final with 82 points, after winning the second semi-final with 94 points.

Nights of Gandhara

The 15th edition of Nights of Gandhara was a song contest that originally served as Gandhara's national final to select their entry for the Outernatia Song Contest 17. The competition was held on 20 December 2015 at the Minna Theater in Rhea and was presented by Mona Abou Hamze. After Funda Arar won Nights of Gandhara, she decided with her management to represent Gandhara at the Internatia Song Contest. Jiidesh İdirisova was chosen by broadcaster RTG to represent Gandhara at the Outernatia Song Contest. These decisions were made public on 26 December 2015.^[1]

Competing entries

Five acts competed in the national final. The competing songs and artists were announced on 5 December 2015.^[2] The winner was decided by 7 professional juries from different countries, who awarded 12, 10 and 8 points to their 3 favorite songs. There was a tie between Funda Arar and Setora Guruhi, as both "Yoksun" and "Borsan" received 48 points. This necessitated a 'count-back', a tie-breaking measure. Both songs received votes from five countries, but "Yoksun" received 12 points from two countries, while "Borsan" received 12 points from one country, and therefore "Yoksun" was declared the winner.

Draw	Artist	Language	Song	Place	Points
1	Salamat Sadikova	Kyrgyz	"Ala-Too" (Aла Tоо)	5	30
2	Funda Arar	Turkish	"Yoksun"	1	48
3	Nigar Jamal & Berksan	Turkish	"Herhalde"	3	44
4	Donia Samir Ghanem & Boyband	Arabic	"El Masale7" (المصالح)	4	40
5	Setora Guruhi	Uzbek	"Borsan" (Борсан)	2	48

Score sheet

Song	Total
"Ala-Too" (Aла Tоо)	30	8			10			12
"Yoksun"	48			8	8	12	12	8
"Herhalde"	44	10	12	12				10
"El Masale7" (المصالح)	40		8		12	10	10
"Borsan" (Борсан)	48	12	10	10		8	8

At Outernatia

All countries, except the host country, were required to qualify from two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; from each semi-final the top twelve countries progressed to the final, and a thirteenth was determined by the International Jury. On 30 December 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Gandhara was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 16 January 2016.

In the second semi-final, Funda Arar performed 11th in the running order, following Caprika and preceding Kimmystan. At the close of the voting "Yoksun" had received 94 points from 13 countries, placing Gandhara 1st of 26 competing countries.

In the final, Funda Arar performed 20th in the running order, following Ova Anova and preceding Pönö. At the close of the voting "Yoksun" had received 82 points from 14 countries and the International Jury, placing Gandhara 25th of 27 competing countries.

Points awarded by Gandhara

Semi-final 2

Points awarded in the second semi-final:

12 points	Nicolas' Neighbour
10 points	Kaledonii
8 points	RC Laranjeiras
7 points	Kimmystan
6 points	Aonach
5 points	Alteus
4 points	Huania
3 points	Tonallán
2 points	Haven
1 point	Territrius

Final

Points awarded in the final:

12 points	Nicolas' Neighbour
10 points	Porielana
8 points	Chruno
7 points	Aonach
6 points	Alteus
5 points	Ova Anova
4 points	Noxus
3 points	Thorway
2 points	Alma Livre
1 point	Timivar

Points awarded to Gandhara

Points awarded to Gandhara (Semi-final 2)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Edoriada Kimmystan H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug Haven Territrius	Caprika	RC Laranjeiras		Keohretcha
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
	Huania	Alma Livre		Tikata Nicolas' Neighbour Tonallán

Points awarded to Gandhara (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Territrius Kimmystan Haven		Keohretcha Caprika		Huania
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Lacrea	International Jury	Pönö RC Laranjeiras H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	Kosma Ruthsina	Fierce Tashkveny